<p>I understand that most Med Schools in the US want at least 1 semester of an English credit right? Here at Cornell, the FWS is taken as a substitute for an English credit.</p>
<p>But suppose I take two FWS’s in, say, history. Will med schools still count this as an eng credit? Or should I play it safe and take an English FWS?</p>
<p>i think norcalguy (our med school alum) advised to take english as a FWS just as a safety…</p>
<p>although dewdrop said that cornell pre-med certifies FWS as meeting “english comp” requirements</p>
<p>I read somewhere that the Knight Institute will include a letter saying that even if the courses were taken in departments other than English, i.e. Philosophy, the FWS’s still count as English courses.</p>
<p>^ Yeah, I read that as well on Knight Institute’s site.</p>
<p>The Knight Institute will certify that your FWS is equivalent to English composition, which it is since you’re writing in English. However, a few med schools do not accept writing courses to fulfill their English requirements because they expect English literature courses.</p>
<p>There are two types of med school requirements: some med schools require 2 semesters of writing. Some med schools require 2 semesters of English. English courses can always be used to fulfill writing requirements. However, writing-intensive courses are not always accepted to fulfill English requirements.</p>
<p>Which of the top 20 med schools in the US do not accept writing courses to fulfill their Eng requirements?</p>
<p>mariam: look for med schools that require English/English Lit. courses </p>
<p>vs </p>
<p>English Composition/Writing courses</p>